Printing System and Printing Method

1. A printing system comprising: an order management terminal for instructing to create a printed matter; a first image forming apparatus which is provided at a printing service depot, and which creates the printed matter according to an instruction of the order management terminal; a delivery management terminal for managing a delivery of the printed matter, and which is provided at a delivery service depot which is located at a different location from the printing service depot; and a second image forming apparatus which is provided at the delivery service depot, and which creates the printed matter according to an instruction of the order management terminal; wherein the order management terminal comprises: a communication interface section which obtains a list of destinations including a plurality of destination information and a distribution image information; and a printing instruction section which forms a printing instruction information including the destination information, the distribution image information, and a print setting information, and which sends the printing instruction information to at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus; wherein each of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus comprises: an image forming section which executes printing of the destination information onto a cover sheet for each destination and printing of the distribution image information onto a distribution sheet continuously according to the printing instruction information; and a finishing section which forms a printed booklet by integrating the cover sheet on which the destination information is printed and the distribution sheet on which the distribution image information is printed as one set through finishing a predetermined process to the cover sheet and to the distribution sheet; and wherein the order management terminal sends the printing instruction information to the second image forming apparatus provided at the delivery service depot, and the second image forming apparatus creates a booklet for a destination according to the received printing instruction information.

2. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing instruction section creates the printing instruction information for each destination included in the list and sends the printing instruction information to at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, and the corresponding image forming section executes printing of the destination information onto a cover sheet and printing of the distribution image information onto a distribution sheet for each destination continuously according to the printing instruction information sent for each destination.

3. The printing system according to claim 2 , wherein the list of destinations includes an image identification information for identifying the distribution image information corresponding to each destination, and the printing instruction section decides the distribution image information according to the image identification information for each destination and creates the printing instruction including the decided distribution image information.

4. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein: the list of destinations includes an order management number corresponding to each destination, the printing instruction section creates a barcode information including information of the order management number, creates the printing instruction information to include the barcode information, and sends the printing instruction information to at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, and the corresponding image forming section prints the destination information and a barcode based on the barcode information.

5. The printing system according to claim 4 , wherein the order management terminal sends the barcode information created at the printing instruction section to the delivery management terminal.

6. The printing system according to claim 5 , wherein the delivery management terminal manages a distribution condition of the printed matter by comparing information obtained by reading the barcode printed on the printed matter of the printed booklet and the barcode information received from the order management terminal.

7. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing instruction information includes a layout information and the image forming section decides a print layout of the destination information based on the layout information and prints the destination information on the cover sheet according to the print layout decided.

8. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing instruction information includes advertisement image information and the image forming section prints the advertisement image information on the cover sheet or on a back cover sheet.

9. The printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the printing instruction information includes information for informing an individual user specified by the destination information and the image forming section prints the information for informing the specified individual user on the cover sheet.

10. A printing method of a printing system which comprises (i) an order management terminal for instructing to create a printed matter, (ii) a first image forming apparatus which is provided at a printing service depot and which creates the printed matter according to an instruction of the order management terminal, (iii) a delivery management terminal for managing a delivery of the printed matter, and which is provided at a delivery service depot which is located at a different location from the printing service depot, and (iv) a second image forming apparatus which is provided at the delivery service depot, and which creates the printed matter according to an instruction of the order management terminal, the printing method comprising: obtaining, by the order management terminal, a list of destinations including a plurality of destination information and a distribution image information; forming, by the order management terminal, a printing instruction information including the destination information, the distribution image information, and a print setting information, and sending the printing instruction information from the order management terminal to at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus; executing, by said at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, printing of the destination information onto a cover sheet for each destination and printing of the distribution image information onto a distribution sheet continuously according to the printing instruction information; and forming, by said at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, a printed booklet by integrating the cover sheet on which the destination information is printed and the distribution sheet on which the distribution image information is printed as one set through finishing a predetermined process to the cover sheet and to the distribution sheet; wherein the printing instruction information is sent by the order management terminal to the second image forming apparatus provided at the delivery service depot, and a booklet is created for a destination according to the received printing instruction information by the second image forming apparatus.

11. The printing method according to claim 10 , further comprising: creating, by the order management terminal, the printing instruction information for each destination included in the list and sending the printing instruction information from the order management terminal to at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus; and executing, by said at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, printing of the destination information onto a cover sheet for each destination and printing of the distribution image information onto a distribution sheet continuously according to the printing instruction information sent for each destination.

12. The printing method to claim 11 , wherein the list of destinations includes an image identification information for identifying the distribution image information corresponding to each destination, and wherein the printing method further comprises deciding, by the order management terminal, the distribution image information according to the image identification information for each destination and creating the printing instruction including the decided distribution image information.

13. The printing method according to claim 10 , wherein the list of destinations includes an order management number corresponding to each destination, and wherein the printing method further comprises: creating, by the order management terminal, a barcode information including information of the order management number, creating, by the order management terminal, the printing instruction information including the barcode information, and sending, by the order management terminal, the printing instruction information to at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus; and printing, by said at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, the destination information and a barcode based on and the barcode information.

14. The printing method according to claim 10 , further comprising sending the barcode information created by the order management terminal from the order management terminal to the delivery management terminal.

15. The printing method according to claim 10 , wherein the printing instruction information includes a layout information, and the printing method further comprising deciding, by at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, a print layout of the destination information based on the layout information and printing, by said at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, the destination information on the cover sheet according to the decided print layout.

16. The printing method according to claim 10 , wherein the printing instruction information includes advertisement image information and the printing method further comprises printing, by at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, the advertisement image information on the cover sheet or on a back cover sheet.

17. The printing method of a printing system according to claim 10 , wherein the printing instruction information includes information for informing an individual user specified by the destination information, and wherein the printing method further comprises printing, by at least one of the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, the information for informing the specified individual user on the cover sheet.